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A new Sony Xperia smartphone has been spotted. The device - model number H8616 - has been revealed in a user-agent profile listing. A couple of other key details revealed by the UAProf listing include 3840x1920 screen resolution and Android 9.0...

Sony unveiled its latest design language at the MWC, called Ambient Flow. The Xperia XZ2 and XZ2 Compact return to the curvy backs of Sony’s earlier designs. Need a refresher? This video traces Sony’s design language from 2012 to today.
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Sony is getting ready to introduce at least one successor to the Xperia XZ1 - most likely at MWC in February. The company's upcoming flagship smartphone has been rumored to finally adopt the bezel-less look that's been so popular in 2017, and a few...

Japan Display announced the mass production of LCD panels with 18:9 aspect ratio. The company, partially owned by Sony, said it is 6 inches in diagonal, carries the name "Full Active" and comes with 1080 x 2160 resolution.
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Yet another week is behind us and OnePlus 5 was the device to dominate headlines over the past seven days. We saw a screenshot from the upcoming flagship from the Chinese company as well as suggested specs and pricing in an online listing. In more...

A mysterious Sony smartphone has received Bluetooth certification from the Bluetooth SIG. Dated January 31, the listing doesn't reveal much about the device, except that it carries the model number of PRO20161112 and features Bluetooth...

If you recall, a couple of new Sony Xperia smartphones - the G3121 and G3112 - were spotted on the website of Russian regulatory body back in October last year. Over a month later, a rumor said the devices will be powered by Snapdragon 820...

Among our favorite things that the Android platform has to offer, the community is a huge part of the openness of Android hardware and software. Granted, things with OEMs and unlocked bootloaders have taken a turn in the past few years as the...

Nexus 5 owners, avert your eyes! Some cunning and devious member at XDA-Developers got Android 7.0 Nougat to boot on the Sony Xperia SP.
Don't remember the phone? It launched in early 2013 on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean and was officially updated only...

We certainly have no reason to complain about lack of stories this week. Undoubtedly it was the Samsung Galaxy Note7 that got the most exposure, with daily leaks detailing this or that about Samsung's upcoming phablet.
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If you're a fan of Sony's Small Apps feature and are planning to purchase one of the Japanese company's Xperia X series smartphones, there's some bad news: the feature has been removed from the new line-up.
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Sony has announced that its brand new Xperia X series of smartphones will soon be available for pre-order from the Xperia Store. The announcement came in the form of an email which the company sent out to those who had registered their interest in...

We published our in-depth review of the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge earlier this week, and it was based on the Exynos version of the smartphone. We later got our hands on a Snapdragon version so we got a chance to compare the two in benchmarks, and now...

We've been through it a lot - the Samsung Galaxy S5, as all Galaxy S's before it, had a user-replaceable battery, and the S6 didn't, which sucks. Not only that, it actually had a smaller battery than the model it replaced.
The first part of that...

Gionee Marathon M5 is one truly fascinating device. This chubby fella is heavy at 211g for a reason - the 5.5" smartphone is powered by a massive Li-Po 6,020 mAh. The mid-range chipset in charge of the Marathon M5 isn't popular as a power efficient...

We greeted the New Year with fanfare and it’s time for a recap of the one we sent off. And because we’re all about order, we’ll do it chronologically, starting with the most interesting stories from the first quarter of 2015.
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It is often times hard to escape from the shadow of your sibling - this is especially true for a lot of budget-friendly handsets nowadays that are specifically intended to be a more-affordable substitute for their bigger brothers. The Huawei G8 that...

By popular demand we are now giving you the full battery life breakdowns of the anticipated Microsoft flagship duo - the Lumia 950 and the Lumia 950 XL. We already published the Lumia 950 review and we found it to be a great way to restart the...

Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is quite special because of its 4K display, but most of the time it runs an upscaled 1080p interface. We know Sony for its optimizations and we’ve seen Xperia phones does impressively in our battery life test. Yet the hot...

The LG V10 garnered a very positive response from our readers and it is indeed an excellent phone. It has two potential drawbacks – the Snapdragon 808 doesn’t have the best GPU for 3D gaming and the 3,000mAh battery is a bit too small for a phone of...